"Syracuse still has a tendency for defensive lulls. Marquette scored 47 points in the second half to make the game a lot more interesting than anyone could have imagined during a 23-1 first-half run by Syracuse. But the Orange continue to get tremendous balance from their deep rotation, and they continue to rise to various challenges from teams -- road environment at Providence and a tough challenge from Marquette this week -- and are always able to finish. This is the No. 1 team in America, and it deserves to be the No. 1 team in America."

Up next for Syracuse is a trip to Villanova on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. You can watch the game on ESPN2.